Mother nature didn’t bother showing the poor woman any mercy. It felt as if it wasn’t a big deal when someone had just committed suicide in front of us.
I returned to Christopher’s side and started shivering in fear after taking a seat next to him. “Eve…”
When I heard Christopher’s voice, I ran my fingers across his wound, resisting the strong urge to cry. “I’m so sorry, Christopher! I shouldn’t have poked my nose into others’ business!”
“E-Eve, promise me to stay alive—” Christopher held me in his arms, but his voice was barely audible after repeating the same thing over and over again.
Afraid of suffering from severe dehydration, I resisted the urge to cry when I felt torrents of grief streaming down my cheeks. I knew I had to pull myself together to take care of Christopher.
We snuggled in between one another’s arms to keep ourselves warm. Although his body was frigid, I felt a strong sense of security as I lay next to him.
After a long time, I turned around and whispered, “Christopher, are you hungry? I’ll go get you something to eat.”
Immediately after I finished my question, I fell into a deep slumber and had a dream. When I saw someone rushing over to our rescue, I urged them to rush Christopher to the hospital.
When I tried yelling for help, I finally roused from my sleep and brought myself up. I tried running my hands around to reach for Christopher, but the man was nowhere to be seen next to me.
I finally returned to my senses and found out that Christopher had fallen once again. Had I failed to notice him breathing, I would’ve thought he had passed on due to his haggard look.
“Christopher, wake up! Wake up and look at me! Haven’t you promised to keep me company throughout the rest of our lives? Are you leaving me?”
I shrugged him with all my might in an attempt to wake him up. Unfortunately, he remained unconscious. In contrast to his frigid body, his forehead was scorching hot.
What am I supposed to do to keep him alive? Unable to pull myself together, I burst into tears and wailed at the top of my lungs. In an attempt to wake him up, I held him in my arms and kissed him on the lips.
“Christopher, wake up! I have finally figured out the meaning behind the signal! It means I love you, doesn’t it? Are you going to leave me alone when I haven’t even confessed the sort of affection I have for you? As soon as you wake up, I’ll tell you everything!”
I wailed, “Can you hear me, Christopher? We’re not even halfway through our lives! You’re not allowed to leave me alone just yet! If you give up on yourself, it’s over for you and me! I’ll join you in hell if you die!”
His eyes remained shut tight as I continued kissing desperately him on the lips. He had stopped responding to my words and actions to the point where I could barely feel his breath.
